Barber s turn



(No Model.)

0. L. DANI'ORTH.

BARBERS TURN.

No. 569,178. Patented Oct. 13, 1896.

UNITED STATES OSCAR L. DANFORTH,

PATENT OFFICE. i

OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

BARBERS TURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,178, dated October13, 1896.

Application filed August 7, 1896. Serial No. 602,042. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, OscAE L. DANFORTH, a citizenof the United States,residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Indicator andAdvertising Mediums; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in recording devices andadvertising mediums, and the objects of my invention are, rst, toprovide a novel device for' nu mberin g customers in barber-shops,obviating all disputes regarding who is entitled to the next turn;second, to record how many customers have been attended to during theday; third, to use a part of the device for advertising businesshouses;fourth, to make a novel, cheap, durable, and efiicient means for thepurposes stated.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a front plan view of myimproved recording and advertising device, a portion of the centerbroken away, showing the mechanism for operating the same. Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view taken in line Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlargedfront View of two sections of the revolving disk, showing the stationarynumbers and removable checks and inode of holding the same in position.Fig. 4 is a sectional view of same, showing the numbered check above thepocket. Fig. 5 is an edge view of same, showing the form of the pocketsto hold the checks. y

Similar letters of reference indicate the several parts throughout theseveral views.

In the accompanying drawings, A indicates a round hollow case providedin its center with the stud B.

O indicates the front plate, which may be made of thin sheet metalpressed into the form shown. The ribs D are pressed above the level ofthe plate to stiften the same and prevent all liability to spring, andat the same time to form panels E, in which are pressed raised figuresF,the number being not limited.

I have shown in Fig. l a disk with thirty numbers and thirtycorrespondingly numbered checks, but any number can be used.

G indicates T-shaped guides secured upon the face of the disk or framepart of the same to form taper-pockets to receive the checks H.

U indicates a tongue-spring formed from the disk to retain the cheeks inposition in the revolving disk. This I have shown fully in Figs. 3, 4,and 5. The center of the disk is divided into any number of equal partsI to receive business-cards for advertising purposes.

.I indicates a ratchet-wheel secured uponY the sleeve K, secured to orforming partof the disk C. The said disk and ratchet-wheel are supportedupon the stud lB and rotated upon the same.

L indicates a vertical lever pivoted uponV the stud M, secured in asuitable position in the back of the case A. The said lever 'is providedat its lower end with the pawl N to engage with the teeth in theratchet-wheel.

O indicates a horizontal arm forming'part of the lever L, the outer endprovided with an eye to which is secured the operatingcord P.

Q indicates a coil-spring, the upper end attached to the horizontal arm,the lower end secured to the back of the case.Y The object of the saidspring is to draw the lever to its normal position. The vertical arm ofthe lever extends upward through the top of the case A to operate thebell R by coming in contact with the bell-lever S. The said bell issecured to the standard T, secured upon the top of the case A.

a a indicate stops secured to the back of the case, which are for thepurpose of regulating the distance of the throw of the lever to rotatelthe disk the proper distance.

V indicates the indicator, which is rigidly secured to the outer end ofthe stud B.

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction for the reasonthat the disk can be stationary and the indicator-arm revolve.

The operation of the device is as follows: When a customer enters thebarber-shop, he approaches the recorder and removes the first checkabove the indicator-arm V. This indicates his number. We will supposecheck No. 1 is removed. The next customer removes IOO check N o. 2. Athird one enters and removes check N o. 3. Vhen the person holding checkNo. l has been attended to, the barber pulls down upon the pendent cordX, which is attached to the cord P. The said cord is attached to thelever O, which operates the same, turning the disk one number, at thesame time ringing the bell R, indicating that No. 2 is the next to beattended to. The number of chairs does not make any difference, forshould there be four chairs in the shop and all the chairs are filledthe indicator would indicate that number, and should the checks be takenout to No. lO the iirst barber Whose chair Was vacated would pull hiscord and indicate that he was ready for No. 5, making it impossible tomake a mistake in turns. I would state that the cord P is secured inline with the chairs, and each chair is provided with a pendent cord X.

The employer can tell at night hoW many customers each employee hasattended to by 'counting the checks in his possession.

Those skilled in the art Will readily understand the operation andadvantages of the machine.

Having fullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An indicator for barbersf use, to indicate the turn of each customer,composed of a hollow circular case, a stud placed in the center of thesame, a disk placed loose upon the said stud, a ratchet-Wheel securedupon the hub of the disk, a portion of the said disk divided into anynumber of parts, and numbered, T-shaped ribs secured upon the disk, orforming part of the same, the ribs so placed that they line with thecenter of the disk and form pockets around the outer periphery of thedisk checks placed within each pocket, each check numbered to conform tothe numbers upon the face of the disk; the

said checks held in position by a tonguespring secured to or formingpartof the disk, by pressing the checks against the anges formed by theT-shaped ribs; a lever pivoted to the inside of the back of the case,the lower end provided with a pawl to engage the ratchet-Wheel, theupper end engaging with the lever of a bell secured upon the top of thecase; a coil-spring secured at one end to a horizontal arm forming partof the lever, the other end to the back of the case; a cord secured tothe outer end of the arm, the said cord passing over suitable pulleysand in line with the chairs, the outer end secured to a suitablestationary point pendent cords secured to the main cord, and placed insuit-` able position to be operated from each chair,

substantially as shown and described.

2. In an indicator and advertising medium for use in barber-shops andother purposes, a circular disk adapted to be rotated upon a center studor pin the said disk divided into any number of parts, each partnumbered in consecutive numbers, the same number of pockets upon theface extending to the outer periphery of the disk, checks placed Withinthe pockets and numbered to correspond With the stationary numbers onthe disk, the said checks held in position by any suitable mechanism,the center of the disk divided into equal parts to receivebusinesscards, a stationary indicator arm secured upon the outer end ofthe stud and in line with the face of the disk, the said disk adapted tobe operated by any suitable mechanism from each chair, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR L. DANFORTI-I.

Vitnesses:

FRANK S'. CULP, G. HAUTENFER.

